Playtime

Today was a good day...I know there will be less of them in the near future, as Mark and I approach chemo treatments, round two. We "took the day off" and headed over to the Santa Anita mall to Dave and Buster's. Treated ourselves to Hawaiian bread sliders, sweet potato fries and chicken Caesar salad...plus game tokens. We played our favorite games, cashed in over 6000 tickets and walked the mall a bit for a little shopping. This is probably the most fun we've had in a while. Not that we "forgot" how to have fun, but it's been a struggle to find the lighter side of things the last month or so. And it was just what we both needed to re-energize and get ready for what will be a tough few months. We start off this Friday with the implant of a port for chemo treatments, which start next week. And of course the timing is just after our insurance rates went up and we get to pay 2 1/2 what our hospitalization and office visit co-pays used to be...Murphy's law at work. But we are both hopeful things will go smoothly and we can get the results the doctors need so we can tackle this disease. And finding playtime today was an important stress relief...to just forget our troubles for a brief moment and remember what it's like to be free of worries and full of hope. It was a little 4 hour vacation from the "real world". I suggest everyone take one once in a while. Life is full of joy and fun if you go out and look for them. Don't forget to get out there and play! :)